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Wachholz Junior D, Kubota LT. CRISPR-based electrochemical biosensors: an alternative for point-of-care diagnostics? Talanta 2024; 278:126467. [PMID: 38968657 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.126467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2024] [Revised: 06/17/2024] [Accepted: 06/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/07/2024]
Abstract
The combination of CRISPR technology and electrochemical sensors has sparked a paradigm shift in the landscape of point-of-care (POC) diagnostics. This review explores the dynamic convergence between CRISPR and electrochemical sensing, elucidating their roles in rapid and precise biosensing platforms. CRISPR, renowned for its remarkable precision in genome editing and programmability capability, has found a novel application in conjunction with electrochemical sensors, promising highly sensitive and specific detection of nucleic acids and biomarkers associated with diverse diseases. This article navigates through fundamental principles, research developments, and applications of CRISPR-based electrochemical sensors, highlighting their potential to revolutionize healthcare accessibility and patient outcomes. In addition, some key points and challenges regarding applying CRISPR-powered electrochemical sensors in real POC settings are presented. By discussing recent advancements and challenges in this interdisciplinary field, this review evaluates the potential of these innovative sensors as an alternative for decentralized, rapid, and accurate POC testing, offering some insights into their applications across clinical scenarios and their impact on the future of diagnostics.
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- Dagwin Wachholz Junior
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-970, Brazil; National Institute of Science and Technology in Bioanalytic (INCTBio), Brazil
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-970, Brazil; National Institute of Science and Technology in Bioanalytic (INCTBio), Brazil.
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Li T, Li S, Kang Y, Zhou J, Yi M. Harnessing the evolving CRISPR/Cas9 for precision oncology. J Transl Med 2024; 22:749. [PMID: 39118151 PMCID: PMC11312220 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-024-05570-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 08/04/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024] Open
Abstract
The Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat (CRISPR)/Cas9 system, a groundbreaking innovation in genetic engineering, has revolutionized our approach to surmounting complex diseases, culminating in CASGEVY™ approved for sickle cell anemia. Derived from a microbial immune defense mechanism, CRISPR/Cas9, characterized as precision, maneuverability and universality in gene editing, has been harnessed as a versatile tool for precisely manipulating DNA in mammals. In the process of applying it to practice, the consecutive exploitation of novel orthologs and variants never ceases. It's conducive to understanding the essentialities of diseases, particularly cancer, which is crucial for diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. CRISPR/Cas9 is used not only to investigate tumorous genes functioning but also to model disparate cancers, providing valuable insights into tumor biology, resistance, and immune evasion. Upon cancer therapy, CRISPR/Cas9 is instrumental in developing individual and precise cancer therapies that can selectively activate or deactivate genes within tumor cells, aiming to cripple tumor growth and invasion and sensitize cancer cells to treatments. Furthermore, it facilitates the development of innovative treatments, enhancing the targeting efficiency of reprogrammed immune cells, exemplified by advancements in CAR-T regimen. Beyond therapy, it is a potent tool for screening susceptible genes, offering the possibility of intervening before the tumor initiative or progresses. However, despite its vast potential, the application of CRISPR/Cas9 in cancer research and therapy is accompanied by significant efficacy, efficiency, technical, and safety considerations. Escalating technology innovations are warranted to address these issues. The CRISPR/Cas9 system is revolutionizing cancer research and treatment, opening up new avenues for advancements in our understanding and management of cancers. The integration of this evolving technology into clinical practice promises a new era of precision oncology, with targeted, personalized, and potentially curative therapies for cancer patients.
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- Tianye Li
- Department of Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310009, People's Republic of China
- Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hangzhou, 310000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310009, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310009, People's Republic of China.
- Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hangzhou, 310000, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310000, People's Republic of China.
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Alqibthiyah KH, Prasertying P, Techarang T, Kamsong W, Sulistyarti H, Uraisin K, Nacapricha D. Gold leaf electrochemical flow cell for determination of iodide in nuclear emergency tablets. Talanta 2024; 275:125963. [PMID: 38643712 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.125963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
Abstract
This work introduces an innovative gold-leaf flow cell for electrochemical detection in flow injection (FI) analysis. The flow cell incorporates a hammered custom gold leaf electrochemical sensor. Hammered gold leaves consist of pure gold and are readily available in Thailand at affordable prices (approximately $0.085 for a sheet measuring 40 mm × 40 mm). Four sensing devices can be made from a single sheet of this gold leaf, resulting in a production cost of approximately $0.19 per sensor. Each electrochemical sensor has the gold leaf as the working electrode, together with a printed carbon strip, and a printed silver/silver chloride strip as the counter and reference electrodes, respectively. Initial investigations using cyclic voltammetry of a standard 1000 μmol L⁻1 iodide solution in 60 mmol L⁻1 phosphate buffer (PB) solution at pH 5, demonstrated performance comparable to that of a commercial screen-printed gold electrode. The hammered gold leaf electrode was then installed in a commercial flow cell as part of an FI system. A sample or standard iodide solution (100 μL) is injected into the first carrier stream of phosphate buffer (PB) solution, which then merges to mix with the second stream of the same buffer solution before flowing into the flow cell for amperometric detection of iodide. The optimized operating conditions include a fixed potential of +0.39 V (vs Ag/AgCl), and a total flow rate of 3 mL min⁻1. A linear calibration is obtained in the concentration range of 1 to 1000 μmol L⁻1 I- with a typical equation of μA = (0.00299 ± 0.00004) × (μmol L-1 I-) + (0.021 ± 0.020), and R2 = 0.9994. Analysis of iodide using this gold leaf-FI system is rapid with sample throughput of 86 samples h⁻1 and %RSD of a sample of 100 μmol L⁻1 I⁻ of 1.2 (n = 29). The limit of detection, (calculated as 2.78 × SD of regression line/slope), is 27 μmol L⁻1 I-. This method was successfully applied to determine iodide in nuclear emergency tablets.
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- Kurnia Hidayatulloh Alqibthiyah
- Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama 6 Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama 6 Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama 6 Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Phahonyothin, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematic and Natural Science, Brawijaya University, Malang, 65145, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama 6 Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama 6 Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand.
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Zhang X, Li Z, Wang X, Hong L, Yin X, Zhang Y, Hu B, Zheng Q, Cao J. CRISPR/Cas12a integrated electrochemiluminescence biosensor for pufferfish authenticity detection based on NiCo 2O 4 NCs@Au as a coreaction accelerator. Food Chem 2024; 445:138781. [PMID: 38401312 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.138781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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Meat adulteration has brought economic losses, health risks, and religious concerns, making it a pressing global issue. Herein, combining the high amplification efficiency of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the accurate recognition of CRISPR/Cas12, a sensitive and reliable electrochemiluminescence (ECL) biosensor was developed for the detection of pufferfish authenticity using NiCo2O4 NCs@Au-ABEI as nanoemitters. In the presence of target DNA, the trans-cleavage activity of CRISPR/Cas12a is activated upon specific recognition by crRNA, and then it cleaves dopamine-modified single stranded DNA (ssDNA-DA), triggering the ECL signal from the "off" to "on" state. However, without target DNA, the trans-cleavage activity of CRISPR/Cas12a is silenced. By rationally designing corresponding primers and crRNA, the biosensor was applied to specific identification of four species of pufferfish. Furthermore, as low as 0.1 % (w/w) adulterate pufferfish in mixture samples could be detected. Overall, this work provides a simple, low-cost and sensitive approach to trace pufferfish adulteration.
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- Xiaobo Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China
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- Dalian Inspection and Testing Certification Technical Service Center, Dalian 116021, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Healthy Food Evaluation Research Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, China
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- Standards and Quality Center of National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, Beijing 100834, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China.
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Chang Z, Jia M, Liu G, Yang H, Wang Y, Ouyang M, Gao X, Tang B. Dual-targets fluorescent nanoprobe for precise subtyping of lung cancer. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:2078-2081. [PMID: 38293810 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc05740b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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A Au-Se bond-based nanoprobe using 3',3-diselenopropionic acid to simultaneously link response chains for Pro-GRP protein and Cyfra21-1 was developed. Early diagnosis and subtyping of lung cancer can be achieved based on the nanoprobes' differential response of the probes to the two targets in lung cancer patients' serum.
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- Zixuan Chang
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- Department of Cancer Center, The Secondary Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250033, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
- Laoshan Laboratory, 168 Wenhai Middle Rd, Aoshanwei Jimo, Qingdao 266237, P. R. China
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Zhou X, Zamani M, Austin K, De Bock M, Chaj Ullola J, Riki S, Furst AL. Improving electrochemical hybridization assays with restriction enzymes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:1948-1951. [PMID: 38284146 PMCID: PMC10863419 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc06192b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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Nucleic acids in blood are early indicators of disease that could be detected by point-of-care biosensors if sufficiently sensitive and facile sensors existed. Electrochemical hybridization assays are sensitive and specific but are limited to very short nucleic acids. We have developed a restriction enzyme-assisted electrochemical hybridization (REH) assay for improved nucleic acid detection. By incorporating target-specific restriction enzymes, we detect long nucleic acids, with performance dependent on the location of the cut site relative to the electrode surface. Thus, we have further established guidelines for REH design to serve as a generalizable platform for robust electrochemical detection of long nucleic acids.
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- Xingcheng Zhou
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
- Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
- Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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Yudin Kharismasari C, Irkham, Zein MIHL, Hardianto A, Nur Zakiyyah S, Umar Ibrahim A, Ozsoz M, Wahyuni Hartati Y. CRISPR/Cas12-based electrochemical biosensors for clinical diagnostic and food monitoring. Bioelectrochemistry 2024; 155:108600. [PMID: 37956622 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2023.108600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 11/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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Each organism has a unique sequence of nitrogenous bases in in the form of DNA or RNA which distinguish them from other organisms. This characteristic makes nucleic acid-based detection extremely selective and compare to other molecular techniques. In recent years, several nucleic acid-based detection technology methods have been developed, one of which is the electrochemical biosensor. Electrochemical biosensors are known to have high sensitivity and accuracy. In addition, the ease of miniaturization of this electrochemical technique has garnered interest from many researchers. On the other hand, the CRISPR/Cas12 method has been widely used in detecting nucleic acids due to its highly selective nature. The CRISPR/Cas12 method is also reported to increase the sensitivity of electrochemical biosensors through the utilization of modified electrodes. The electrodes can be modified according to detection needs so that the biosensor's performance can be improved. This review discusses the application of CRISPR/Cas12-based electrochemical biosensors, as well as various electrode modifications that have been successfully used to improve the performance of these biosensors in the clinical and food monitoring fields.
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- Clianta Yudin Kharismasari
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Padjajaran University, Sumedang 45363, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Padjajaran University, Sumedang 45363, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Padjajaran University, Sumedang 45363, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Padjajaran University, Sumedang 45363, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Padjajaran University, Sumedang 45363, Indonesia
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Near East University, Mersin 99138, Turkey; Operational Research Centre in Healthcare, Near East University, Mersin 10, TRNC, Turkey
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Near East University, Mersin 99138, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Padjajaran University, Sumedang 45363, Indonesia.
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Bartosik M, Moranova L, Izadi N, Strmiskova J, Sebuyoya R, Holcakova J, Hrstka R. Advanced technologies towards improved HPV diagnostics. J Med Virol 2024; 96:e29409. [PMID: 38293790 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.29409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
Abstract
Persistent infection with high-risk types of human papillomaviruses (HPV) is a major cause of cervical cancer, and an important factor in other malignancies, for example, head and neck cancer. Despite recent progress in screening and vaccination, the incidence and mortality are still relatively high, especially in low-income countries. The mortality and financial burden associated with the treatment could be decreased if a simple, rapid, and inexpensive technology for HPV testing becomes available, targeting individuals for further monitoring with increased risk of developing cancer. Commercial HPV tests available in the market are often relatively expensive, time-consuming, and require sophisticated instrumentation, which limits their more widespread utilization. To address these challenges, novel technologies are being implemented also for HPV diagnostics that include for example, isothermal amplification techniques, lateral flow assays, CRISPR-Cas-based systems, as well as microfluidics, paperfluidics and lab-on-a-chip devices, ideal for point-of-care testing in decentralized settings. In this review, we first evaluate current commercial HPV tests, followed by a description of advanced technologies, explanation of their principles, critical evaluation of their strengths and weaknesses, and suggestions for their possible implementation into medical diagnostics.
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- Martin Bartosik
- Research Centre for Applied Molecular Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Research Centre for Applied Molecular Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Research Centre for Applied Molecular Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Research Centre for Applied Molecular Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
- National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Research Centre for Applied Molecular Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
- National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Research Centre for Applied Molecular Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Research Centre for Applied Molecular Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
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Kikkeri K, Naba FM, Voldman J. Rapid, low-cost fabrication of electronic microfluidics via inkjet-printing and xurography (MINX). Biosens Bioelectron 2023; 237:115499. [PMID: 37473550 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2023.115499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
Abstract
Microfluidics has shown great promise for point-of-care assays due to unique chemical and physical advantages that occur at the micron scale. Furthermore, integration of electrodes into microfluidic systems provides additional capabilities for assay operation and electronic readout. However, while these systems are abundant in biological and biomedical research settings, translation of microfluidic devices with embedded electrodes are limited. In part, this is due to the reliance on expensive, inaccessible, and laborious microfabrication techniques. Although innovative prior work has simplified microfluidic fabrication or inexpensively patterned electrodes, low-cost, accessible, and robust methods to incorporate all these elements are lacking. Here, we present MINX, a low-cost <1 USD and rapid (∼minutes) fabrication technique to manufacture microfluidic device with embedded electrodes. We characterize the structures created using MINX, and then demonstrate the utility of the approach by using MINX to implement an electrochemical bead-based biomarker detection assay. We show that the MINX technique enables the scalable, inexpensive fabrication of microfluidic devices with electronic sensors using widely accessible desktop machines and low-cost materials.
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- Kruthika Kikkeri
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
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Bai H, Wang Y, Li X, Guo J. Electrochemical nucleic acid sensors: Competent pathways for mobile molecular diagnostics. Biosens Bioelectron 2023; 237:115407. [PMID: 37295136 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2023.115407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Electrochemical nucleic acid biosensor has demonstrated great promise in clinical diagnostic tests, mainly because of its flexibility, high efficiency, low cost, and easy integration for analytical applications. Numerous nucleic acid hybridization-based strategies have been developed for the design and construction of novel electrochemical biosensors for diagnosing genetic-related diseases. This review describes the advances, challenges, and prospects of electrochemical nucleic acid biosensors for mobile molecular diagnosis. Specifically, the basic principles, sensing elements, applications in diagnosis of cancer and infectious diseases, integration with microfluidic technology and commercialization are mainly included in this review, aiming to provide new insights and directions for the future development of electrochemical nucleic acid biosensors.
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- Huijie Bai
- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Clinical Molecular Medicine Testing Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China; School of Sensing Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Borah Slater K, Ahmad M, Poirier A, Stott A, Siedler BS, Brownsword M, Mehat J, Urbaniec J, Locker N, Zhao Y, La Ragione R, Silva SRP, McFadden J. Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)-based electrochemical test for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2. iScience 2023; 26:107570. [PMID: 37664622 PMCID: PMC10470312 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Rapid, reliable, sensitive, portable, and accurate diagnostics are required to control disease outbreaks such as COVID-19 that pose an immense burden on human health and the global economy. Here we developed a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)-based electrochemical test for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19. The test is based on the oxidation-reduction reaction between pyrophosphates (generated from positive LAMP reaction) and molybdate that is detected by cyclic voltammetry using inexpensive and disposable carbon screen printed electrodes. Our test showed higher sensitivity (detecting as low as 5.29 RNA copies/μL) compared to the conventional fluorescent reverse transcriptase (RT)-LAMP. We validated our tests using human serum and saliva spiked with SARS-CoV-2 RNA and clinical (saliva and nasal-pharyngeal) swab samples demonstrating 100% specificity and 93.33% sensitivity. Our assay provides a rapid, specific, and sensitive test with an electrochemical readout in less than 45 min that could be adapted for point-of-care settings.
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- Khushboo Borah Slater
- School of Biosciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
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- Advanced Technology Institute, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7AL, UK
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- Advanced Technology Institute, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
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- Advanced Technology Institute, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7AL, UK
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- Advanced Technology Institute, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
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Liu L, Xu Z, Molina Vargas AM, Dollery SJ, Schrlau MG, Cormier D, O'Connell MR, Tobin GJ, Du K. Aerosol Jet Printing-Enabled Dual-Function Electrochemical and Colorimetric Biosensor for SARS-CoV-2 Detection. Anal Chem 2023; 95:11997-12005. [PMID: 37505456 PMCID: PMC11229527 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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An aerosol jet printing-enabled dual-function biosensor for the sensitive detection of pathogens using SARS-CoV-2 RNA as an example has been developed. A CRISPR-Cas13:guide-RNA complex is activated in the presence of a target RNA, leading to the collateral trans-cleavage of ssRNA probes that contain a horseradish peroxidase (HRP) tag. This, in turn, catalyzes the oxidation of 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) by HRP, resulting in a color change and electrochemical signal change. The colorimetric and electrochemical sensing protocol does not require complicated target amplification and probe immobilization and exhibits a detection sensitivity in the femtomolar range. Additionally, our biosensor demonstrates a wide dynamic range of 5 orders of magnitude. This low-cost aerosol inkjet printing technique allows for an amplification-free and integrated dual-function biosensor platform, which operates at physiological temperature and is designed for simple, rapid, and accurate point-of-care (POC) diagnostics in either low-resource settings or hospitals.
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- Li Liu
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, California 92521-9800, United States
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- Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623-5603, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14642, United States
- Center for RNA Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14642, United States
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- Biological Mimetics, Inc., 124 Byte Drive, Frederick, Maryland 21702-8717, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, United States
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- Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623-5603, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14642, United States
- Center for RNA Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14642, United States
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- Biological Mimetics, Inc., 124 Byte Drive, Frederick, Maryland 21702-8717, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, California 92521-9800, United States
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Wang J, Chen D, Huang W, Yang N, Yuan Q, Yang Y. Aptamer-functionalized field-effect transistor biosensors for disease diagnosis and environmental monitoring. EXPLORATION (BEIJING, CHINA) 2023; 3:20210027. [PMID: 37933385 PMCID: PMC10624392 DOI: 10.1002/exp.20210027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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Nano-biosensors that are composed of recognition molecules and nanomaterials have been extensively utilized in disease diagnosis, health management, and environmental monitoring. As a type of nano-biosensors, molecular specificity field-effect transistor (FET) biosensors with signal amplification capability exhibit prominent advantages including fast response speed, ease of miniaturization, and integration, promising their high sensitivity for molecules detection and identification. With intrinsic characteristics of high stability and structural tunability, aptamer has become one of the most commonly applied biological recognition units in the FET sensing fields. This review summarizes the recent progress of FET biosensors based on aptamer functionalized nanomaterials in medical diagnosis and environmental monitoring. The structure, sensing principles, preparation methods, and functionalization strategies of aptamer modified FET biosensors were comprehensively summarized. The relationship between structure and sensing performance of FET biosensors was reviewed. Furthermore, the challenges and future perspectives of FET biosensors were also discussed, so as to provide support for the future development of efficient healthcare management and environmental monitoring devices.
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- Jingfeng Wang
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Institute of Molecular MedicineRenmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Microelectronics, Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Institute of Molecular MedicineRenmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Microelectronics, Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Institute of Molecular MedicineRenmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Microelectronics, Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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- Department of Chemistry, Insititute of Materials ResearchHasselt UniversityHasseltBelgium
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHunan UniversityChangshaChina
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Institute of Molecular MedicineRenmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Microelectronics, Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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Zouaghi N, Aziz S, Shah I, Aamouche A, Jung DW, Lakssir B, Ressami EM. Miniaturized Rapid Electrochemical Immunosensor Based on Screen Printed Carbon Electrodes for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Detection. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:589. [PMID: 37366954 PMCID: PMC10296126 DOI: 10.3390/bios13060589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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In 2019, over 21% of an estimated 10 million new tuberculosis (TB) patients were either not diagnosed at all or diagnosed without being reported to public health authorities. It is therefore critical to develop newer and more rapid and effective point-of-care diagnostic tools to combat the global TB epidemic. PCR-based diagnostic methods such as Xpert MTB/RIF are quicker than conventional techniques, but their applicability is restricted by the need for specialized laboratory equipment and the substantial cost of scaling-up in low- and middle-income countries where the burden of TB is high. Meanwhile, loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) amplifies nucleic acids under isothermal conditions with a high efficiency, helps in the early detection and identification of infectious diseases, and can be performed without the need for sophisticated thermocycling equipment. In the present study, the LAMP assay was integrated with screen-printed carbon electrodes and a commercial potentiostat for real time cyclic voltammetry analysis (named as the LAMP-Electrochemical (EC) assay). The LAMP-EC assay was found to be highly specific to TB-causing bacteria and capable of detecting even a single copy of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) IS6110 DNA sequence. Overall, the LAMP-EC test developed and evaluated in the present study shows promise to become a cost-effective tool for rapid and effective diagnosis of TB.
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- Noura Zouaghi
- LISA Laboratory, National Applied Science School, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech 40000, Morocco; (N.Z.); (A.A.)
- Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research, Digitalization & Microelectronics Smart Devices Laboratory, Rabat Design Center, Rabat 10112, Morocco; (B.L.); (E.M.R.)
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jeju National University, 102 Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju-Si 63243, Republic of Korea;
- Institute of Basic Sciences, Jeju National University, 102 Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju-Si 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Aerospace Engineering, College of Aeronautical Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Risalpur 24090, Pakistan;
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- LISA Laboratory, National Applied Science School, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech 40000, Morocco; (N.Z.); (A.A.)
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- Faculty of Applied Energy System, Major of Mechanical Engineering, Jeju National University, 102 Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju-Si 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research, Digitalization & Microelectronics Smart Devices Laboratory, Rabat Design Center, Rabat 10112, Morocco; (B.L.); (E.M.R.)
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- Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research, Digitalization & Microelectronics Smart Devices Laboratory, Rabat Design Center, Rabat 10112, Morocco; (B.L.); (E.M.R.)
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Liu L, Xu Z, Molina Vargas AM, Dollery SJ, Schrlau MG, Cormier D, O'Connell MR, Tobin GJ, Du K. Aerosol Jet Printing Enabled Dual-Function Electrochemical and Colorimetric Biosensor for SARS-CoV-2 Detection. MEDRXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2023:2023.04.20.23288904. [PMID: 37163082 PMCID: PMC10168408 DOI: 10.1101/2023.04.20.23288904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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An aerosol jet printing enabled dual-function biosensor for the sensitive detection of pathogens using SARS-CoV-2 RNA as an example has been developed. A CRISPR-Cas13: guide-RNA complex is activated in the presence of a target RNA, leading to the collateral trans-cleavage of ssRNA probes that contain a horseradish peroxidase (HRP) tag. This, in turn, catalyzes the oxidation of 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) by HRP, resulting in a color change and electrochemical signal change. The colorimetric and electrochemical sensing protocol does not require complicated target amplification and probe immobilization and exhibits a detection sensitivity in the femtomolar range. Additionally, our biosensor demonstrates a wide dynamic range of 5 orders of magnitude. This low-cost aerosol inkjet printing technique allows for an amplification-free and integrated dual-function biosensor platform, which operates at physiological temperature and is designed for simple, rapid, and accurate point-of-care (POC) diagnostics in either low-resource settings or hospitals.
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Ozcelikay G, Gamella M, Solís-Fernández G, Barderas R, Pingarrón JM, Campuzano S, Ozkan SA. Electrochemical bioplatform for the determination of the most common and carcinogenic human papillomavirus DNA. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2023; 231:115411. [PMID: 37094410 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2023.115411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023]
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Nucleic acid-based analytical bioplatforms have gained importance as diagnostic tests for genomics and as early detection tools for diseases such as cancer. In this context, we report the development of an amperometric bioplatform for the determination of a specific human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) sequence. The bioplatform utilizes an immune-nucleic acid hybrid-sandwich assay. A biotinylated RNA capture probe (RNAbCp), complementary to the selected HPV16 target DNA sequence, was immobilised on the surface of streptavidin coated magnetic microbeads (Strep-MBs). The RNA/DNA heteroduplex resulting from the hybridization of the RNAbCP and the HPV16 target sequence was recognised by a commercial antibody that specifically bound to the heteroduplex (AbDNA-RNA). A horseradish-peroxide labeled secondary antibody (antiIgG-HRP) was used for the detection of AbDNA-RNA. Relying on amperometric detection of the resulting HRP-labeled magnetic bioconjugates captured on screen-printed electrodes (SPCEs) in the presence of H2O2 and hydroquinone (HQ), the biotool achieved a low limit of detection (0.5 pM) for the synthetic HPV16 target DNA. In addition, the developed bioplatform was able to discriminate between HPV16 positive and negative human cancer cells using only 25 ng of amplified DNA in a test time of 45 min.
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- Göksu Ozcelikay
- Ankara University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Analytical Chemistry, 06560 Ankara, Turkey; Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Chronic Disease Programme, UFIEC, Institute of Health Carlos III, Majadahonda, 28220 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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- Ankara University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Analytical Chemistry, 06560 Ankara, Turkey.
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Zamani M, Klapperich CM, Furst AL. Recent advances in gold electrode fabrication for low-resource setting biosensing. LAB ON A CHIP 2023; 23:1410-1419. [PMID: 36602146 PMCID: PMC9977368 DOI: 10.1039/d2lc00552b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Gold electrodes are some of the most prevalent electrochemical biosensor substrate materials because they are readily functionalized with thiolated biomolecules. Yet, conventional methods to fabricate gold electrodes are costly and require onerous equipment, precluding them from implementation in low-resource settings (LRS). Recently, a number of alternative gold electrode fabrication methods have been developed to simplify and lower the cost of manufacturing. These methods include screen and inkjet printing as well as physical fabrication with common materials such as wire or gold leaf. All electrodes generated with these methods have successfully been functionalized with thiolated molecules, demonstrating their suitability for use in biosensors. Here, we detail recent advances in the fabrication, characterization and functionalization of these next-generation gold electrodes, with an emphasis on comparisons between cost and complexity with traditional cleanroom fabrication. We highlight gold leaf electrodes for their potential in LRS. This class of electrodes is anticipated to be broadly applicable beyond LRS due to their numerous inherent advantages.
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- Marjon Zamani
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
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Chen H, Zhou X, Wang M, Ren L. Towards Point of Care CRISPR-Based Diagnostics: From Method to Device. J Funct Biomater 2023; 14:jfb14020097. [PMID: 36826896 PMCID: PMC9967495 DOI: 10.3390/jfb14020097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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Rapid, accurate, and portable on-site detection is critical in the face of public health emergencies. Infectious disease control and public health emergency policymaking can both be aided by effective and trustworthy point of care tests (POCT). A very promising POCT method appears to be the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats and associated protein (CRISPR/Cas)-based molecular diagnosis. For on-site detection, CRISPR/Cas-based detection can be combined with multiple signal sensing methods and integrated into smart devices. In this review, sensing methods for CRISPR/Cas-based diagnostics are introduced and the advanced strategies and recent advances in CRISPR/Cas-based POCT are reviewed. Finally, the future perspectives of CRISPR and POCT are summarized and prospected.
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- Haoxiang Chen
- The Higher Educational Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Fujian Province, Research Center of Biomedical Engineering of Xiamen, Department of Biomaterials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- The Higher Educational Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Fujian Province, Research Center of Biomedical Engineering of Xiamen, Department of Biomaterials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- The Higher Educational Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Fujian Province, Research Center of Biomedical Engineering of Xiamen, Department of Biomaterials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- The Higher Educational Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Fujian Province, Research Center of Biomedical Engineering of Xiamen, Department of Biomaterials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- State Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Muthukumaran MK, Govindaraj M, Raja BK, J AS. In situ synthesis of polythiophene encapsulated 2D hexagonal boron nitride nanocomposite based electrochemical transducer for detection of 5-fluorouracil with high selectivity. RSC Adv 2023; 13:2780-2794. [PMID: 36756436 PMCID: PMC9850362 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra07147a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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It is difficult for the scientific community to develop a nonenzymatic sensing platform for extremely sensitive and selective detection of specific biomolecules, antibiotics, food adulterants, heavy metals, etc. One of the most significant chemotherapy drugs, 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu), which is used to treat solid malignancies, has a fluorine atom in the fifth position of the uracil molecule. Recognizing the secure and effective dosing of drugs for chemotherapy continues to be a critical concern in cancer disease management. The maintenance of the optimal 5-Fu concentration is dependent on the presence of 5-Fu in biofluids. Herein we reported a conducting polymer encapsulated 2D material, PTh/h-BN for the efficient electrochemical detection of anticancer drug 5-Fu. Furthermore, the synthesized PTh/h-BN nanocomposite was confirmed by the High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscope (HR-TEM), High-Resolution Scanning Electron Microscope (HR-SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR). The electrical resistance of PTh/h-BN modified GCE and its sensing performance towards 5-Fu were tested using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) and Cyclic Voltammetry (CV) studies respectively. The analytical performance of our proposed catalyst was tested using Differential Pulse Voltammetry (DPV), and the amperometry (i-t curve) method. From the results, our proposed PTh/h-BN nanocomposite-modified GCE shows enhanced sensing performance due to higher redox peak currents, large active surface area, and high electrical conductivity. Moreover, the nanohybrid shows enhanced sensing performances with quick response time, wide linear range, the lowest limit of detection, high sensitivity, and high selectivity in the presence of various interferents. Finally, the practical applicability of the proposed sensor was tested with real-world samples with very good recovery percentages.
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- Magesh Kumar Muthukumaran
- Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology Kattankulathur 603203 Tamil Nadu India
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- Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology Kattankulathur 603203 Tamil Nadu India
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- Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology Kattankulathur 603203 Tamil Nadu India
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- Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology Kattankulathur 603203 Tamil Nadu India
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Parihar A, Yadav S, Sadique MA, Ranjan P, Kumar N, Singhal A, Khare V, Khan R, Natarajan S, Srivastava AK. Internet‐of‐medical‐things integrated point‐of‐care biosensing devices for infectious diseases: Toward better preparedness for futuristic pandemics. Bioeng Transl Med 2023; 8:e10481. [DOI: 10.1002/btm2.10481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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- Arpana Parihar
- Industrial Waste Utilization, Nano and Biomaterials, CSIR‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India
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- Industrial Waste Utilization, Nano and Biomaterials, CSIR‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad India
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- Industrial Waste Utilization, Nano and Biomaterials, CSIR‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad India
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- Industrial Waste Utilization, Nano and Biomaterials, CSIR‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad India
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- Industrial Waste Utilization, Nano and Biomaterials, CSIR‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad India
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- Industrial Waste Utilization, Nano and Biomaterials, CSIR‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad India
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- School of Nanotechnology, UTD, RGPV Campus Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India
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- Industrial Waste Utilization, Nano and Biomaterials, CSIR‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad India
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- Industrial Waste Utilization, Nano and Biomaterials, CSIR‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad India
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- Industrial Waste Utilization, Nano and Biomaterials, CSIR‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad India
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Das D, Lin CW, Chuang HS. LAMP-Based Point-of-Care Biosensors for Rapid Pathogen Detection. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12121068. [PMID: 36551035 PMCID: PMC9775414 DOI: 10.3390/bios12121068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Seeking optimized infectious pathogen detection tools is of primary importance to lessen the spread of infections, allowing prompt medical attention for the infected. Among nucleic-acid-based sensing techniques, loop-mediated isothermal amplification is a promising method, as it provides rapid, sensitive, and specific detection of microbial and viral pathogens and has enormous potential to transform current point-of-care molecular diagnostics. In this review, the advances in LAMP-based point-of-care diagnostics assays developed during the past few years for rapid and sensitive detection of infectious pathogens are outlined. The numerous detection methods of LAMP-based biosensors are discussed in an end-point and real-time manner with ideal examples. We also summarize the trends in LAMP-on-a-chip modalities, such as classical microfluidic, paper-based, and digital LAMP, with their merits and limitations. Finally, we provide our opinion on the future improvement of on-chip LAMP methods. This review serves as an overview of recent breakthroughs in the LAMP approach and their potential for use in the diagnosis of existing and emerging diseases.
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- Dhrubajyoti Das
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Asia University, Wufeng, Taichung 413, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
- Medical Device Innovation Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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de Brito Ayres L, Brooks J, Whitehead K, Garcia CD. Rapid Detection of Staphylococcus aureus Using Paper-Derived Electrochemical Biosensors. Anal Chem 2022; 94:16847-16854. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c03970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Lucas de Brito Ayres
- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson 29634, South Carolina, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson 29634, South Carolina, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson 29634, South Carolina, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson 29634, South Carolina, United States
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Photothermal biosensor for HPV16 based on strand-displacement amplification and gold nanoparticles using a thermometer as readout. Mikrochim Acta 2022; 189:437. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-022-05522-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Morajkar RV, Kumar AS, Kunkalekar RK, Vernekar AA. Advances in nanotechnology application in biosafety materials: A crucial response to COVID-19 pandemic. BIOSAFETY AND HEALTH 2022; 4:347-363. [PMID: 35765656 PMCID: PMC9225943 DOI: 10.1016/j.bsheal.2022.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has adversely affected the public domain causing unprecedented cases and high mortality across the globe. This has brought back the concept of biosafety into the spotlight to solve biosafety problems in developing diagnostics and therapeutics to treat COVID-19. The advances in nanotechnology and material science in combination with medicinal chemistry have provided a new perspective to overcome this crisis. Herein, we discuss the efforts of researchers in the field of material science in developing personal protective equipment (PPE), detection devices, vaccines, drug delivery systems, and medical equipment. Such a synergistic approach of disciplines can strengthen the research to develop biosafety products in solving biosafety problems.
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- Rasmi V. Morajkar
- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Adyar, Chennai 600020, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Adyar, Chennai 600020, Tamil Nadu, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Goa University, Taleigao Plateau 403206, Goa, India,Corresponding authors: Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Adyar, Chennai 600020, Tamil Nadu, India (A.A. Vernekar); School of Chemical Sciences, Goa University, Taleigao Plateau 403206, Goa, India (R.K. Kunkalekar)
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- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Adyar, Chennai 600020, Tamil Nadu, India,Corresponding authors: Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Adyar, Chennai 600020, Tamil Nadu, India (A.A. Vernekar); School of Chemical Sciences, Goa University, Taleigao Plateau 403206, Goa, India (R.K. Kunkalekar)
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A lab-on-a-chip for the concurrent electrochemical detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA and anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in saliva and plasma. Nat Biomed Eng 2022; 6:968-978. [PMID: 35941191 PMCID: PMC9361916 DOI: 10.1038/s41551-022-00919-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Rapid, accurate and frequent detection of the RNA of SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) and of serological host antibodies to the virus would facilitate the determination of the immune status of individuals who have Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), were previously infected by the virus, or were vaccinated against the disease. Here we describe the development and application of a 3D-printed lab-on-a-chip that concurrently detects, via multiplexed electrochemical outputs and within 2 h, SARS-CoV-2 RNA in saliva as well as anti-SARS-CoV-2 immunoglobulins in saliva spiked with blood plasma. The device automatedly extracts, concentrates and amplifies SARS-CoV-2 RNA from unprocessed saliva, and integrates the Cas12a-based enzymatic detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA via isothermal nucleic acid amplification with a sandwich-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay on electrodes functionalized with the Spike S1, nucleocapsid and receptor-binding-domain antigens of SARS-CoV-2. Inexpensive microfluidic electrochemical sensors for performing multiplexed diagnostics at the point of care may facilitate the widespread monitoring of COVID-19 infection and immunity. A 3D-printed lab-on-a-chip allows for the concurrent rapid electrochemical detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in saliva and of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in saliva spiked with blood plasma.
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Zhou X, Schuh DA, Castle LM, Furst AL. Recent Advances in Signal Amplification to Improve Electrochemical Biosensing for Infectious Diseases. Front Chem 2022; 10:911678. [PMID: 35769443 PMCID: PMC9234564 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.911678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The field of infectious disease diagnostics is burdened by inequality in access to healthcare resources. In particular, “point-of-care” (POC) diagnostics that can be utilized in non-laboratory, sub-optimal environments are appealing for disease control with limited resources. Electrochemical biosensors, which combine biorecognition elements with electrochemical readout to enable sensitive and specific sensing using inexpensive, simple equipment, are a major area of research for the development of POC diagnostics. To improve the limit of detection (LOD) and selectivity, signal amplification strategies have been applied towards these sensors. In this perspective, we review recent advances in electrochemical biosensor signal amplification strategies for infectious disease diagnostics, specifically biosensors for nucleic acids and pathogenic microbes. We classify these strategies into target-based amplification and signal-based amplification. Target-based amplification strategies improve the LOD by increasing the number of detectable analytes, while signal-based amplification strategies increase the detectable signal by modifying the transducer system and keep the number of targets static. Finally, we argue that signal amplification strategies should be designed with application location and disease target in mind, and that the resources required to produce and operate the sensor should reflect its proposed application, especially when the platform is designed to be utilized in low-resource settings. We anticipate that, based on current technologies to diagnose infectious diseases, incorporating signal-based amplification strategies will enable electrochemical POC devices to be deployed for illnesses in a wide variety of settings.
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- Xingcheng Zhou
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
- Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
- *Correspondence: Ariel L. Furst,
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Tang T, Liu Y, Jiang Y. Recent Progress on Highly Selective and Sensitive Electrochemical Aptamer-based Sensors. Chem Res Chin Univ 2022; 38:866-878. [PMID: 35530120 PMCID: PMC9069955 DOI: 10.1007/s40242-022-2084-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Highly selective, sensitive, and stable biosensors are essential for the molecular level understanding of many physiological activities and diseases. Electrochemical aptamer-based (E-AB) sensor is an appealing platform for measurement in biological system, attributing to the combined advantages of high selectivity of the aptamer and high sensitivity of electrochemical analysis. This review summarizes the latest development of E-AB sensors, focuses on the modification strategies used in the fabrication of sensors and the sensing strategies for analytes of different sizes in biological system, and then looks forward to the challenges and prospects of the future development of electrochemical aptamer-based sensors.
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- Tianwei Tang
- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190 P. R. China
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Mohd Asri MA, Mak WC, Norazman SA, Nordin AN. Low-cost and rapid prototyping of integrated electrochemical microfluidic platforms using consumer-grade off-the-shelf tools and materials. LAB ON A CHIP 2022; 22:1779-1792. [PMID: 35293400 DOI: 10.1039/d1lc01100f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We present a low-cost, accessible, and rapid fabrication process for electrochemical microfluidic sensors. This work leverages the accessibility of consumer-grade electronic craft cutters as the primary tool for patterning of sensor electrodes and microfluidic circuits, while commodity materials such as gold leaf, silver ink pen, double-sided tape, plastic transparency films, and fabric adhesives are used as its base structural materials. The device consists of three layers, the silver reference electrode layer at the top, the PET fluidic circuits in the middle and the gold sensing electrodes at the bottom. Separation of the silver reference electrode from the gold sensing electrodes reduces the possibility of cross-contamination during surface modification. A novel approach in mesoscale patterning of gold leaf electrodes can produce generic designs with dimensions as small as 250 μm. Silver electrodes with dimensions as small as 385 μm were drawn using a plotter and a silver ink pen, and fluid microchannels as small as 300 μm were fabricated using a sandwich of iron-on adhesives and PET. Device layers are then fused together using an office laminator. The integrated microfluidic electrochemical platform has electrode kinetics/performance of ΔEp = 91.3 mV, Ipa/Ipc = 0.905, characterized by cyclic voltammetry using a standard ferrocyanide redox probe, and this was compared against a commercial screen-printed gold electrode (ΔEp = 68.9 mV, Ipa/Ipc = 0.984). To validate the performance of the integrated microfluidic electrochemical platform, a catalytic hydrogen peroxide sensor and enzyme-coupled glucose biosensors were developed as demonstrators. Hydrogen peroxide quantitation achieves a limit of detection of 0.713 mM and sensitivity of 78.37 μA mM-1 cm-2, while glucose has a limit of detection of 0.111 mM and sensitivity of 12.68 μA mM-1 cm-2. This rapid process allows an iterative design-build-test cycle in under 2 hours. The upfront cost to set up the system is less than USD 520, with each device costing less than USD 0.12, making this manufacturing process suitable for low-resource laboratories or classroom settings.
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- Mohd Afiq Mohd Asri
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, 53100 Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Biosensors and Bioelectronics Centre, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, 58183, Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, 53100 Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, 53100 Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Zamani M, Furst AL. Electricity, chemistry and biomarkers: an elegant and simple package: The potential of electrochemical biosensors for developing novel point-of-care diagnostics: The potential of electrochemical biosensors for developing novel point-of-care diagnostics. EMBO Rep 2022; 23:e55096. [PMID: 35446476 PMCID: PMC9066060 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202255096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Electrochemical sensors to measure biomarkers from complex samples are a tried and tested technology with large untapped potential for addressing important public health needs.
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- Marjon Zamani
- Department of Chemical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMAUSA
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMAUSA
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Zamani M, Yang V, Maziashvili L, Fan G, Klapperich CM, Furst AL. Surface Requirements for Optimal Biosensing with Disposable Gold Electrodes. ACS MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AU 2022; 2:91-95. [PMID: 35479101 PMCID: PMC9026247 DOI: 10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.1c00042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Revised: 11/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Electrochemical biosensors are promising technologies for detection and monitoring in low-resource settings due to their potential for easy use and low-cost instrumentation. Disposable gold screen-printed electrodes (SPEs) are popular substrates for these biosensors, but necessary dopants in the ink used for their production can interfere with biosensor function and contribute to the heterogeneity of these electrodes. We recently reported an alternative disposable gold electrode made from gold leaf generated using low-cost, equipment-free fabrication. We have directly compared the surface topology, biorecognition element deposition, and functional performance of three disposable gold electrodes: our gold leaf electrodes and two commercial SPEs. Our leaf electrodes significantly outperformed the SPEs for reproducible and effective biosensing in a DNase I assay and are nearly an order of magnitude less expensive than the SPEs. Therefore, these electrodes are promising for further development as point-of-care diagnostics, especially in low-resource settings.
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- Marjon Zamani
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Center
for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Integration of electrochemical interface and cell-free synthetic biology for biosensing. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Jiang Y, Li S, Zhu P, Zhao J, Xiong X, Wu Y, Zhang X, Li Y, Song T, Xiao W, Wang Z, Han J. Electrochemical DNA Biosensors Based on the Intrinsic Topological Insulator BiSbTeSe 2 for Potential Application in HIV Determination. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2022; 5:1084-1091. [PMID: 35157417 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c01153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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In this work, we reported a sensitive, label-free electrochemical biosensor based on the intrinsic topological insulator (TI) BiSbTeSe2 for potential application in the determination of the HIV gene. With strong spin-obit coupling, TIs could have robust surface states with low electronic noise, which might be beneficial for the stable and sensitive electron transport between the electrode and electrolyte interface. Under optimized conditions of the biosensors using BiSbTeSe2, the differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) peak currents showed a linear relationship with the logarithm of target DNA concentrations ranging from 1.0 × 10-13 to 1.0 × 10-7 M, with a detection limit of 1.07 × 10-15 M. The sensing assay also displayed good selectivity and stability after storage at 4 °C for 7 days. This work provides an effective way to develop biosensors with topological materials, which have a potential application in the clinical determination and monitoring field.
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- Yujiu Jiang
- Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.,Yangtze Delta Region Academy of Beijing Institute of Technology, Jiaxing 314019, China.,Beijing Key Lab of Nanophotonics and Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, 100029 Beijing, China
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- Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.,Yangtze Delta Region Academy of Beijing Institute of Technology, Jiaxing 314019, China.,Beijing Key Lab of Nanophotonics and Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.,Beijing Key Lab of Nanophotonics and Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.,Yangtze Delta Region Academy of Beijing Institute of Technology, Jiaxing 314019, China.,Beijing Key Lab of Nanophotonics and Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.,Yangtze Delta Region Academy of Beijing Institute of Technology, Jiaxing 314019, China.,Beijing Key Lab of Nanophotonics and Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.,Yangtze Delta Region Academy of Beijing Institute of Technology, Jiaxing 314019, China.,Beijing Key Lab of Nanophotonics and Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Experimental Centre of Advanced Materials School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.,Beijing Key Lab of Nanophotonics and Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.,Yangtze Delta Region Academy of Beijing Institute of Technology, Jiaxing 314019, China.,Beijing Key Lab of Nanophotonics and Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.,Yangtze Delta Region Academy of Beijing Institute of Technology, Jiaxing 314019, China.,Beijing Key Lab of Nanophotonics and Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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Yu Y, Ding J, Zhou Y, Xiao H, Wu G. Biosafety chemistry and biosafety materials: a new perspective to solve biosafety problems. BIOSAFETY AND HEALTH 2022; 4:15-22. [PMID: 35013725 PMCID: PMC8730778 DOI: 10.1016/j.bsheal.2022.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 01/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) has rapidly swept around the globe since its first emergence near 2020. However, people have failed to fully understand its origin or mutation. Defined as an international biosafety incident, COVID-19 has again encouraged worldwide attention to reconsider the importance of biosafety due to the adverse impact on personal well-being and social stability. Most countries have already taken measures to advocate progress in biosafety-relevant research, aiming to prevent and solve biosafety problems with more advanced techniques and products. Herein, we propose a new concept of biosafety chemistry and reiterate the notion of biosafety materials, which refer to the interdisciplinary integration of biosafety and chemistry or materials. Here, we attempt to illustrate the exquisite association that chemistry and material science possess with biosafety fields and we hope to provide a pragmatic perspective on approaches to utilize the knowledge of these two subjects to handle specific biosafety issues such as detection and disinfection of pathogenic microorganisms, personal and collective protective equipment, vaccine adjuvants and specific drugs, preservation of biogenetic resources for human, animals, and plants. In addition, we hope to convey and promote the idea of multidisciplinary cooperation to strengthen biosafety research and development of relevant products for establishing possibly specific majors to defend national security in the future.
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- Yingjie Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Eco-materials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.,Jilin Biomedical Polymers Engineering Laboratory, Changchun 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, NHC Key Laboratory of Biosafety, Beijing 102206, China
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Priya Swetha PD, Sonia J, Sapna K, Prasad KS. Towards CRISPR powered electrochemical sensing for smart diagnostics. CURRENT OPINION IN ELECTROCHEMISTRY 2021; 30:100829. [PMID: 34909513 PMCID: PMC8660062 DOI: 10.1016/j.coelec.2021.100829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Even though global health has been steadily improved, the global disease burden associated with communicable and non-communicable diseases extensively increased healthcare expenditure. The present COVID-19 pandemic scenario has again ascertained the importance of clinical diagnostics as a basis to make life-saving decisions. In this context, there is a need for developing next-generation integrated smart real-time responsive biosensors with high selectivity and sensitivity. The emergence of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/Cas biosensing systems has shown remarkable potential for developing next-generation biosensors. CRISPR/Cas integrated electrochemical biosensors (E-CRISPR) stands out with excellent properties. In this opinionated review, we illustrate the rapidly evolving applications for E-CRISPR-integrated detection systems towards biosensing and the future scope associated with E-CRISPR based diagnostics.
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- Poyye Dsouza Priya Swetha
- Nanomaterial Research Laboratory (NMRL), Nano Division, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangalore, 575 018, India
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- Nanomaterial Research Laboratory (NMRL), Nano Division, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangalore, 575 018, India
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- Nanomaterial Research Laboratory (NMRL), Nano Division, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangalore, 575 018, India
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- Nanomaterial Research Laboratory (NMRL), Nano Division, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangalore, 575 018, India
- Centre for Nutrition Studies, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangalore, 575 018, India
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Zamani M, Furst AL, Klapperich CM. Strategies for Engineering Affordable Technologies for Point-of-Care Diagnostics of Infectious Diseases. Acc Chem Res 2021; 54:3772-3779. [PMID: 34612619 PMCID: PMC8996141 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Disease prevalence is highest in low-resource settings (LRS) due to the lack of funds, infrastructure, and personnel required to carry out laboratory-based molecular tests. In high-resource settings, gold-standard molecular tests for diseases consist of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) due to their excellent sensitivity and specificity. These tests require the extraction, amplification, and detection of nucleic acids from clinical samples. In high-resource settings, all three of these steps require highly specialized, costly, and onerous equipment that cannot be used in LRS. Nucleic acid extraction involves multiple centrifugation steps. Amplification consists of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which requires thermal cyclers. The detection of amplified DNA is typically done with specialized thermal cyclers that are capable of fluorescence detection. Traditional methods used to extract, amplify, and detect nucleic acids cannot be used outside of a laboratory in LRS. Thus, there is a need for affordable point-of-care devices to ease the high burden of disease in LRS.The past decade of work on paper-based fluidic devices has resulted in the invention of many paper-based biosensors for disease detection as well as isothermal amplification techniques that replace PCR. However, a challenge still remains in detecting pathogenic biomarkers from complex human samples without specialized laboratory equipment. Our research has focused on the development of affordable technologies to extract and detect nucleic acids in clinical samples with minimal equipment. Here we describe methods for the paper-based extraction, amplification, and detection of nucleic acids. This Account provides an overview of our latest technologies developed to detect an array of diseases in low-resource settings. We focus on detecting nucleic acids of H1N1, human papillomavirus (HPV), Neisseria gonorrheae (NG), Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Trichomonas vaginalis (TV), and malaria from a variety of clinical sample types. H1N1 RNA was extracted from nasopharyngeal swabs; HPV, NG, and CT DNA were extracted from either cervical, urethral, or vaginal swabs; TV DNA was extracted from urine; and malaria DNA was extracted from whole blood. Different sample types necessitate different nucleic extraction protocols; we provide guidelines for assay design based on the clinical sample type used. We compare the pros and cons of different isothermal amplification techniques, namely, helicase-dependent amplification (HDA), loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), and a novel isothermal amplification technique that we developed: isothermal-identical multirepeat sequences (iso-IMRS). Finally, we compare various detection mechanisms, including lateral-flow and electrochemical readouts. Electrochemical readouts frequently employ gold electrodes due to strong gold-thiol coupling. However, the high cost of gold precludes their use in LRS. We discuss our development of novel gold leaf electrodes that can be made without specialized equipment for a fraction of the cost of commercially available gold electrodes.
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- Marjon Zamani
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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Machado MC, Zamani M, Daniel S, Furst AL. Bioelectrochemical platforms to study and detect emerging pathogens. MRS BULLETIN 2021; 46:840-846. [PMID: 34483472 PMCID: PMC8407123 DOI: 10.1557/s43577-021-00172-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has emphasized the importance of technologies to rapidly detect emerging pathogens and understand their interactions with hosts. Platforms based on the combination of biological recognition and electrochemical signal transduction, generally termed bioelectrochemical platforms, offer unique opportunities to both sense and study pathogens. Improved bio-based materials have enabled enhanced control over the biotic-abiotic interface in these systems. These improvements have generated platforms with the capability to elucidate biological function rather than simply detect targets. This advantage is a key feature of recent bioelectrochemical platforms applied to infectious disease. Here, we describe developments in materials for bioelectrochemical platforms to study and detect emerging pathogens. The incorporation of host membrane material into electrochemical devices has provided unparalleled insights into the interaction between viruses and host cells, and new capture methods have enabled the specific detection of bacterial pathogens, such as those that cause secondary infections with SARS-CoV-2. As these devices continue to improve through the merging of hi-tech materials and biomaterials, the scalability and commercial viability of these devices will similarly improve.
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- Mary C. Machado
- Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
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- Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
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Newsham E, Richards-Kortum R. CRISPR-Based Electrochemical Sensor Permits Sensitive and Specific Viral Detection in Low-Resource Settings. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2021; 7:926-928. [PMID: 34235253 PMCID: PMC8227593 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.1c00555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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- Emilie Newsham
- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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